Sama, Central

tulid

straight.

This stick is crooked, you look for a straight stick.

N-, -an

to straighten something.

In the context of wood or metal, straightening often involves heating.

We are going to straighten the alley. ["Alley" here refers to a lane in a track and field sport match.]

eh, ni-, -an; pa-, caus.

to be straightened; to be made straight.

Eh na nuliran aku bissi ku.

My iron was straightened by him for me.

He straightened my iron for me.

Eh na matulid kayu naan.

That wood was made straight by him.

He straightened that wood.